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I just had a call from Nicholas @ The Old Village Tavern.  It's Live Greek Bouzouki Night every Friday and Saturday to accompany your authentic Cypriot cuisine cooked by the world-famous Head Chef 'Mike' who btw, has an international flair for cooking ... while out front, Nicholas and the crew provide traditional Cypriot hospitality to the extreme.

I popped in to catch up with the lovely Maria and David at Shakes & Lattes Board gamming Café in Larnaca ... They've just had three new games in ... One called 'Warriors of Krynn' the latest in War Game editions by Dragonlance released 2023 ... it's a cooperative game of adventure and strategy where you play heroes battling against the terrifying Dragon Army ...

As we come to the end of our long, hot, summer season, the season for exhibitions, tours, and festivals is well and truly underway.  As usual, we'll also see lots of end-of-summer closing parties, it's any excuse to clear all the stock.  Naturally, that will bring lots of winter opening parties, and maybe some really cool Christmas markets too!

The venue and ambiance a perfect match for a fabulous repertoire of carefully choreographed dance steps by this awesome couple.

The place looks traditionally British, well, it's on a corner for starters, but these days it's got a European twist as lots of their repeat clients are from various parts of Europe, particularly Scandinavia.  There's a covered terrace all the way around, the décor; lots of wood, comfy benches, colourful tables, low or high ... a row of tall red stools surrounding the bar, oh and blackboards everywhere and the host oozes hospitality ...

Every year we think it rained more and it's colder than last year, but I'm sure this year it did and it was. OMG How cold???  But you'd better not blink or you’ll miss spring, that’s the last two weeks of February, when the blossoms are out, floral aromas everywhere and everything is sooooo green … I just love it!

Naturally I'm a little bias, but Cypriot cuisine cooked the Cypriot way is just unbeatable!

It’s probably gonna hit well over 40°C in the shade, so that's over 50°C in direct sun, so for those of us working it's horrible!  Imagine Nicosia at lunchtime, not a good idea, and that’s why the majority of the residents of Nicosia swarm down to the coat.  Just watch, as sophisticated, cosmopolitan, trendy, Nicosia mixes with the pure party holiday crew, the result inevitably is electric!, which btw, is why August might secretly be my favourite month.

One of the most impressive features of the Amathus Ruins is the Temple of Aphrodite, which I believe, was excavated in the 1980s.  The temple was a center of worship for the goddess of love and beauty and was believed to have been built in the 6th century BC.  The temple was adorned with beautiful sculptures and frescoes, many of which can still be seen today.

It's Definitely Summer I love June, coz it's really summer, scorching temperatures will go up to the mid 30°C in the shade, that's 100°F+, making it a perfect climate to get a tan, you can go out in shorts and a T-shirt at night, the quilts are off the bed, and we're sleeping under a sheet, everything moves outdoors, but the butter is back in the fridge, the cold water isn't cold enough and it's obviously summer coz the Cypriots are finally swimming in the sea ...